In
Numbers
Manufacturing
West Virginia’s manufacturing industry is a strong component of the Mountain State’s economy, providing good-paying
jobs to approximately 45,600 employees around the state. Manufacturing also strengthens the state’s exporting sector, having
created $3.74 billion in manufactured exports goods in 2017.
45,600
$7.85
Billion
Manufacturing Jobs
1,087
$68,016
Manufacturing Firms
Total Manufacturing
Output in 2017
Average Annual
Compensation
in West Virginia
WV’s Top Five Markets for
Manufactured Exports
WV Manufacturing Output 2005-2017 in Billions
$56-
$52-
$48-
35.36%
Canada
13.26%
China
6.25%
Japan
5.84%
4.45%
Belgium South Korea
Top 10 WV Manufacturing
Sectors 2016 in Millions
Food/Beverage/Tobacco Products
Machinery
Fabricated Metal Products
$9,523
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Production Worker
$7,621 Manufacturing Machine Operator
$6,535 Laborer/Warehouse Worker
$4,507 Production Supervisor
Chemicals $4,300 Sales Representative
Electrical Equip./Appliances/Components $3,527 Manufacturing Engineer
Plastic/Rubber Products $3,260 Mechanical Engineer
Computer/Electronic Products $3,202 Software Developer/Engineer
$2,494 Business Development/Sales Manager
$1,875 Forklift/Pallet Jack Operator
Other Transportation Equipment
2017
Top 10 WV Manufacturing
Job Titles in Past 12 Months
Paper
Motor Vehicles/Bodies & Trailers/Parts
2016
Source: Center for Manufacturing Research October 2018
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